The Work of the Spirit in Salvation Week 6 Calvinism Arminianism Predestination Prevenient Grace Effectual Call General Call Regeneration Faith and Repentance Faith and Repentance Regeneration Union with Christ Union with Christ Adoption Adoption Justification Justification Sanctification Sanctification (Perseverance) (Second Work of Grace) Glorification Glorification Must You Believe in Jesus to Be Saved? A. Universalism: everyone is saved. Karl Barth, Robin Parry—divine love and sovereignty Origen and Rob Bell—human freedom B. Pluralism: According to a 2008 survey by Pew Forum on Religion & Public life, 47% of white evangelicals agreed that “many religions can lead to eternal life.” See http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=380. A 2008 survey by LifeWay Research (SBC) found “only” 20% of evangelicals agreed that “If a person is sincerely seeking God, he/she can obtain eternal life through religions other than Christianity.” See http://www.christiantoday.com/articledir/print.htm?id=20151. C. Inclusivism: anyone who responds to the revelation they have will be saved, whether or not they know and believe in Jesus. E.g., C. S. Lewis, Christopher Wright, Vatican 2 Roman Catholicism. The New Catechism of the Catholic church states that “Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience—those too may achieve eternal salvation.” D. Exclusivism: salvation only comes through believing in Jesus (Romans 10:8-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:16; John 3:1-18; entire book of Acts) Many All Few Universalism Pluralism Inclusivism Exclusivism Everyone Everyone Everyone who Only those who know and will be saved who obeys obeys the follow Jesus are saved. regardless their religion general what they is saved, for revelation they Soft Hard believe or each religion have are saved how they supplies an through Jesus, behaved. independent whether or not road to the they know about ultimate him. Optimistic Pessimistic reality. .